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37-533: U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo is a United States Navy base , in Sasebo , Japan , on the island of Kyūshū . It provides facilities for the logistic support of forward-deployed units and visiting operating forces of the United States Pacific Fleet and designated tenant activities. Sasebo has been a naval base since 1883, when Lieutenant Commander Tōgō Heihachirō nominated the small fishing village to form

74-635: A World War II armament storage depot , supplying ships at Port Chicago . During World War II it also had a Naval Outlying Field at the southern edge of the base. It ceased being an operating airfield after World War II. During the Korean War , the Vietnam War and the Gulf War , Concord NWS processed and shipped thousands of tons of materiel out across the Pacific Ocean. The station consisted of two areas:

111-483: A college campus and other development.". In 1944, thousands of tons of munitions aboard a Navy cargo ship exploded while being loaded, resulting in the largest number of casualties among African Americans in any one incident during World War II. On the evening of July 17, a massive explosion instantly killed 320 sailors, merchant seamen and civilians working at the pier. The blast was felt 30 miles away. A subsequent refusal by 258 black sailors to load any more ammunition

148-658: A prominent Berkeley -based activist, was subsequently charged with organizing the track removal, and his trial resulted in a plea bargain that involved no jail time. Throughout 1987 and 1988 there was a sustained 24 hour vigil present at the tracks in Concord to protest U.S. support of the Nicaraguan Contras and El Salvadorian "Death Squads." Protesters sat on the tracks and blocked trains carrying explosives bound for Central America on an almost daily basis. These arrests resulted in three different court trials in which one defendant

185-938: A vital logistics role in Operation Desert Shield / Storm during 1990–91, by serving as a supply point for ordnance and fuel for ships and Marines operating in the Persian Gulf theater. Sasebo was expanded as a result of the East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration , with a doubling of the number of LCACs stationed there. Commander Amphibious Squadron 11 (COMPHIBRON 11) Commander Mine Countermeasure Squadron 7 (COMCMRON 7) Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools include: 33°09′46″N 129°42′41″E  /  33.16278°N 129.71139°E  / 33.16278; 129.71139 List of United States Navy installations From Misplaced Pages,

222-526: Is different from Wikidata Articles containing OSM location maps Commons category link from Wikidata Pages using the Kartographer extension Concord Naval Weapons Station Concord Naval Weapons Station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of Concord, California at the shore of the Sacramento River where it widens into Suisun Bay . The station functioned as

259-461: Is reported to have licenses to test new driving technology, including smart infrastructure such as traffic signals that communicate with cars. On June 22, 2018, Time magazine reported the Navy planned to build "tent cities" on the former station site, where up to 47,000 migrants would have been detained . The news was met by community protests, as well as opposition by the mayor of Concord, who deemed

296-532: Is the risk to the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse and the California clapper rail . Environmental remediation is underway at the base with some sites having soil removed and others being capped to prevent spread of contaminants. In 2008, control of the site was changed. The Inland Area became a Detachment of the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach , pending ultimate closure. The Tidal Area

333-571: The U.N. Forces in Korea. The number of Americans in Sasebo grew to about 20,000, and some 100 warships and freighters per day swelled the foreign populations still more. After the Korean War ended, the Japan Self-Defense Forces were formed, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships began to homeport in Sasebo ( Sasebo District Force ). The U.S. Fleet Activities continued to support ships of

370-404: The U.S. Air Force veteran and peace activist Brian Willson was run over by a Navy munitions train while attempting to stop the train by sitting on the railroad tracks outside the compound gates. He suffered a fractured skull and the amputation of both his legs below the knee, among other injuries. The incident that caused Willson's injury were never prosecuted in criminal court, but a civil suit

407-677: The U.S. Seventh Fleet . Service Force ships made Sasebo their homeport. The U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo provided heavy support to the expanded Seventh Fleet during the years of war in Southeast Asia. In the mid-seventies, the U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo became the Naval Ordnance Facility Sasebo , and fleet visits dwindled to a low level. On 4 July 1980, this trend was reversed when U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo regained its name, and Seventh Fleet ships were once again forward-deployed to Sasebo. U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo played

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555-602: The Concord NWS GoMentum Station proving grounds would be used to test self-driving cars. According to Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), "The public will not have access to the test site, and the self-driving cars will be restricted to the test bed site. With 2,100 acres of testing area and 19.6 miles of paved roadway, the CNWS is currently the largest secure test bed site in the United States". Mercedes-Benz

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629-529: The Inland Area (5,028 acres (2,035 ha)), which is within the Concord city limits, and the Tidal Area (7,630 acres (3,088 ha)). Because of changes in military operations, parts of the Inland Area began to be mothballed , and by 1999 the station had only a minimal contingent of military personnel and contained mainly empty ammunition storage bunkers, empty warehouses, and disused support structures. In 2007,

666-453: The Inland Area that will be developed for public use as Concord Hills Regional Park. Formal conveyance of the property was expected in early 2016 whereupon the property will be prepared for public access and recreation. Since then 2,216 acres were transferred from Navy property to park. In addition "2,300 acres will be transferred to the city of Concord, whose Concord Community Reuse Project has been overseeing planning for housing, businesses,

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740-549: The Superfund site 'not suitable for public habitation' and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier , who called the proposal "madness". A few days later, the Congressman reported that two Department of Homeland Security sources confirmed the feared tent cities would not be built. In the 1996 movie The Rock , the VX gas warheads are supposedly stolen from Concord Naval Weapons Station. The station

777-487: The U.S. federal government announced that the Inland Area of the Naval station would be closed. The Tidal area of the base was not scheduled for closure and reorganized as Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO). The 834th Transportation Battalion is the port manager at MOTCO and operates the three piers and an Army-owned rail system that connects with major public railway lines. The 5-member City Council of Concord, sitting as

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814-3370: The US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China. The current permit expires in 2025 and the Navy is required to submit an environmental impact report to extend it. United States territories [ edit ] Guam [ edit ] Naval Base Guam Andersen Air Force Base United States Naval Hospital Guam NCTAMS Guam Puerto Rico [ edit ] Aguada Transmission Station Navy Operational Support Center Puerto Rico Navy Reserve Support Detachment Roosevelt Overseas [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt Bahamas [ edit ] Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center Bahrain [ edit ] Naval Support Activity Bahrain Muharraq Airfield British Indian Ocean Territory [ edit ] Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia El Salvador [ edit ] Cooperative Security Location Comalapa, El Salvador Cuba [ edit ] Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Djibouti [ edit ] Camp Lemonnier Greece [ edit ] Naval Support Activity Souda Bay Italy [ edit ] Naval Support Activity Naples Naval Support Activity Gaeta Naval Air Station Sigonella Augusta Bay Port Facility Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples, Italy Japan [ edit ] Naval Air Facility Atsugi Misawa Air Base Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Yokosuka, Japan Republic of Korea [ edit ] Busan Naval Base Jinhae Naval Base Kuwait [ edit ] Kuwait Naval Base Oman [ edit ] Masirah Philippines [ edit ] U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay Poland [ edit ] Naval Support Facility Redzikowo Qatar [ edit ] Doha International Airport Romania [ edit ] Naval Support Facility Deveselu Saudi Arabia [ edit ] King Abdul Aziz IAP , Jeddah King Fahd Naval Base , Jeddah Singapore [ edit ] Sembawang Naval Base Changi Naval Base Spain [ edit ] Naval Station Rota United Arab Emirates [ edit ] Fujairah International Airport Jebel Ali Port Facility See also [ edit ] List of United States military bases List of United States Marine Corps installations List of United States Air Force installations List of United States Coast Guard installations List of United States Space Force installations References [ edit ] ^ "NSA Monterey" . cnic.navy.mil. ^ "Naval Support Activity Annapolis" . www.cnic.navy.mil . External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Facilities of

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962-431: The federally designated Local Reuse Authority, is in the process of formulating a Reuse Plan for the Inland Area that includes residential and commercial development while reserving approximately two-thirds for open-space and parks projects. City staff are assigned to manage this effort. The Reuse Plan is subject to approval by the Navy. The East Bay Regional Park District will be receiving 2,540 acres (1028 hectares) of

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1036-555: The land was going to be managed. However, in March 2023, Concord City Council is in talks to hire a third project developer in the past two years to take over the project. A more definitive and precautious plan is in the works, and Concord City Council is expected to approve recommended questions regarding the project by late April 2023. In October 2014, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America announced that

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1110-656: The nucleus of a base for the Imperial Japanese Navy . In 1905, ships of the Japanese Navy under Admiral Togo sailed from Sasebo to combat the Russian Baltic Fleet , leading to victory for Togo at the Battle of Tsushima . The Imperial Japanese Navy had approximately 60,000 people working in the dock yard and associated naval stations at the peak of World War II , outfitting ships, submarines and aircraft. Sasebo

1147-629: The three piers and an Army-owned rail system that connects with major public railway lines. This facility was also used by the Diablo Squadron and Training Ship Concord of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps . In January 2023, the long-standing plan to use the space as an expansion of housing of Concord and neighboring cities fell short. The city of Concord parted ways with the project developer, Albert Seeno III, with fears of what exactly "affordable housing" entailed and how

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1184-582: Was a popular liberty port for navy personnel. In September 1945, the U.S. Marine Corps ' Fifth Division landed at Sasebo, and in June 1946, U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo was established. When war broke out in Korea three years later, Sasebo became the main launching point for the United Nations and the U.S. Forces. Millions of tons of ammunition, fuel, tanks, trucks and supplies flowed through Sasebo on their way to

1221-531: Was acquitted and 31 others had their cases thrown out/abandoned due to hung juries. Many more "arrests" resulted in dropped or no charges and varying lengths of jail stay (with no charges). The Concord NWS was listed as a Superfund cleanup site on December 16, 1994. 32 areas of the facility were identified as having been contaminated with heavy metals including zinc , copper , lead , cadmium , and arsenic , as well as semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) and organochloride pesticides. An area of great concern

1258-404: Was filed and an out-of-court settlement was awarded. In the days afterward, thousands participated by protesting the actions of the train's crew and the munitions shipment, including Jesse Jackson and Joan Baez . During the demonstration, anti-war protesters dismantled several hundred feet of Navy railroad tracks located outside of the base, while police and U.S. Marines looked on. Billy Nessen,

1295-497: Was not used for filming. The MythBusters have been seen at the station several times testing myths involving fuel efficiency, among other projects. During the cold war, parts of Concord Naval Weapons Station land were intermittently used for cattle grazing. The land still functions in this capacity today. In 2016 ten cows were killed by a trespasser who shut off the cows' water supply. In 2019, 2,216 acres were transferred from Navy property to park. There are plans to transfer

1332-542: Was the beginning of the Navy's largest-ever mutiny trial in which 50 men were found guilty. Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall sat in on most of the proceedings and declared that he saw a prejudiced court. In 1982, at the height of U.S. intervention in the Central American Crisis , Concord Naval Weapons Station was the site of daily anti-war protests against the shipment of weapons to Central America , including white phosphorus . On September 1, 1987,

1369-510: Was transferred to the U.S. Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC) and is now known as Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO). MOTCO is Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's West Coast strategic ammunition port. MOTCO is the DOD's primary ammunition seaport supporting the Pacific area of operation. The 834th Transportation Battalion is the port manager at MOTCO and operates

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